Counselor Contact information 

Mr. Caputi started at West in 2003. He received his undergraduate degree and graduate degree at Rutgers University. At West, he is a baseball coach and he enjoys all sports. 

"It's time for dinner" 

Mrs. Elsherif started at West in 2018.  She received her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University and her graduate degree at University of Pennsylvania. She loves traveling internationally with her friends and family. She also enjoys cooking new recipes at home with her husband and son. 

"A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall." – Serena Williams 

Mr. Friedman started at West in 2024 and has been a counselor since 2011. He received in undergraduate degree at Muhlenberg College and graduate degree at Rider University. He is a wrestling coach in the winter and is constantly listening to music of all kinds.

“In the light, you will find the road.”

Miss Gibbs started at West in 2013.  She received her undergraduate degree and graduate degree at Monmouth University. She is also a Monmouth University Track alumni. At West, she is a Winter Track coach for boys and girls and the Girls Track coach in the spring. She is an advisor for the African American Culture Club and Peer Leaders. She enjoys working out/ weight training, sports, traveling and fashion. 

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."― Mahatma Gandhi 

Mr. Powers started at West in 2016 and has been a counselor since 2010. He received his undergraduate degree at Towson University and graduate degree at Wilmington University. He is a sports junkie, (especially Philadelphia sports) an Eagles season ticket-holder, enjoys coaching his kids teams and golfing. He is the head Boys Basketball Coach at Gloucester Catholic HS and an Academic Advisor at Camden County College. 

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.” 

Mrs. Saffici started working at West in 2001.  She received her undergraduate degree at Lasalle University and graduate degree at Rowan University. She is a former West English teacher who enjoys reading, running, and taking her children to different sports and activities. 

“To know that even one life has breathed better because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.” 

Mrs. Snowden started at West in 2007. She received her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University and her graduate degree at Wilmington University.  She enjoys traveling, Pilates Reformer and gardening in her spare time. 

" I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.  Knowing what must be done does away with fear."- Rosa Parks. 

Mrs. Strimel started at West in 2007.  She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware and her graduate degree at Rosemont College.  At West, she is the Girls Cross Country Coach in the fall and a Winter Track coach for boys and girls. She enjoys  running, traveling, and  hanging out with her kids. 

 “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”- Martin Luther King Jr.

Miss Giles started at West in 2011.  She received her undergraduate degree at Penn State University.  At West, she is an advisor for the African American Culture club. In high school, she played lacrosse, was a cheerleader, and was Secretary of her Senior class. 

 - "It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."  Ralph Waldo Emerson